In search of wisdom:
is there an optimal ratio of possible different degrees to the number of
students you serve?
Some institutions,
notably the for-profits, and some who serve a large population of
nontraditional students, find that a targeted suite of choices works well for
them. Others, notably community colleges
and others with a more open enrollment, offer a wide range of degree and
certificate possibilities.
I am in search of effectiveness…how do you decide? How many degrees or certificates? What makes for critical mass at your place in
terms of number of students, organizational resources, and so on? Is it a different model for different
institutions?
In other news, we’ve survived another Spring term, wept a
few happy tears for our graduates, and now we are looking at our summer project
schedule. I’m all excited because I finally
hope to have time to do some modeling of how intent may relate to achievement,
persistence, or completion for our students.
May you have clean data.
